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legal-safety1 year ago•2 min saved

"Tour Operators Fined $7.8 Million for New Zealand Volcanic Eruption"

Tour operators and island owners in New Zealand were ordered to pay nearly $13 million in fines and reparations over a volcanic eruption that killed 22 people in 2019. The companies were found guilty of safety breaches, with the judge scathingly criticizing the shareholders for profiting from tours despite claiming no assets. The specific reparation sums awarded to victims and their families were suppressed, and a government agency that monitors volcanic activity was fined for failing to share risk assessments with its contracted helicopter pilots.

via The Associated Press|

#fines #legal-safety #new-zealand

natural-disasters2 years ago•3 min saved

Daring Pilot's Ocean Leap Saves Him from New Zealand Volcano Eruption

A helicopter pilot testified in court that he and two passengers escaped serious injury during the 2019 eruption of New Zealand's White Island volcano by jumping into the ocean, while two other passengers suffered serious burns. The pilot, Brian Depauw, stated that the water saved them as they were engulfed by a cloud of hot ash. Depauw, along with three tourism companies and three directors, is currently on trial for safety breaches related to the incident. The trial has been adjourned and will resume on Monday.

via ABC News|

#helicopter-pilot #natural-disasters #new-zealand

natural-disasters2 years ago•3 min saved

Daring Pilot's Ocean Leap Saves Him from New Zealand Volcano Eruption

A helicopter pilot testified in court that he and two passengers escaped serious injury by jumping into the ocean when a New Zealand volcano erupted in 2019, killing 22. Two other passengers suffered serious burns after being engulfed by a cloud of hot ash. The pilot, Brian Depauw, testified in the trial of three tourism companies and three directors charged with safety breaches. Depauw stated that the water saved them, and he had decided it was safer to head towards the water when the volcano erupted. The trial, which involves charges of safety breaches, will resume on Monday.

via Yahoo News|

#helicopter-pilot #natural-disasters #new-zealand

legalcourt-proceedings2 years ago•1 min saved

Chesterfield couple testifies in deadly New Zealand volcano trial

A Chesterfield County couple, Lauren and Matt Urey, have returned to New Zealand to testify in the trial of three tourism companies charged with safety breaches over a deadly volcano eruption on White Island in 2019. The couple, among 47 people on the island, recounted their harrowing experience of running for their lives during the eruption. They expressed concerns about the lack of warning and stated that they would not have taken the tour if they had known the alert level. The defendants, including the island's owners and tour operators, have pleaded not guilty to the charges.

via WWBT|

#legalcourt-proceedings #new-zealand #safety-breaches